Pope Francis Intervenes in Two of the Most Vocationally Flourishing Congregations: The Incarnate Word and the Women’s Branch

Jan 11, 2025 14:21

ZENIT Staff

Both Institutes were founded in Argentina during the decade of the 1980s

the country has seen a growth in priestly vocations in recent years

Pope Francis received in private audience seminarians and formators of the “Apostle James” Inter-Diocesan Seminary

commemorated its centennial on November 21 with a jubilant Mass and the ordination of 40 deacons

The ceremony was presided over by Bishop Hugo Nicolás Barbaro of San Roque de Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña, Argentina

Local Church•Vocations

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

The Irish Priesthood Faces a Precarious Future Amid Dwindling Numbers and Growing Challenges

Nov 21, 2024 20:14

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Vocations

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

This funding, provided through the organization’s Refund Support Vocations Program (RSVP), supports seminarians, postulants, and novices globally as they prepare to dedicate their lives to the Church.

Nov 13, 2024 09:20

ZENIT Staff

Pope Francis•Vocations•Young People

Pope to seminarians in Toledo: the 3 vicinities, how they genuflect and the fundamental elements of the priesthood

Pope Francis Encourages Seminarian Brotherhood and Closeness During Audience with Seminarians from Toledo Ecclesiastical Province

Nov 07, 2024 22:46

ZENIT Staff

Good News•Local Church•Vocations

Ireland starts new 2024 – 2025 school year with 21 new seminarians

This marks a significant moment as the total number of seminarians currently in formation for Irish dioceses rises to 74.

Sep 20, 2024 16:17

Elizabeth Owens

Local Church•Vocations

Hope reborn for Church in Ireland with slight increase in priestly vocations

Renewed Hope for the Catholic Church in Ireland as Vocations See Modest Rise

Sep 05, 2024 18:17

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

There is also a practical indication reinforcing the plausibility of the trip. The official calendar of Wednesday general audiences published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household does not list an audience for April 15

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

The Pope also warned against a subtler distortion of priestly identity: the search for validation on social media platforms such as TikTok. The illusion, he suggested, is to believe that accumulating followers or “likes” means one is effectively evangelizing

Pope Francis Intervenes in Two of the Most Vocationally Flourishing Congregations: The Incarnate Word and the Women’s Branch

Vocations grow in Burkina Faso despite terrorism

Cardinal Ranjith Excludes Girls from Serving as Altar Servers in Sri Lanka

The Papal Foundation Awards $800,000 in Scholarships to 110 Priests, Brothers, Sisters, and Lay Faithful

See Vocation as a Pilgrimage: Pope’s Address to Spanish Seminarians

African seminary with almost 800 students celebrates 100 years by ordaining 40 deacons

Opus Dei offers 20 new deacons to the Church

Ireland: in two decades the country’s capital will be without 70% of the clergy

Knights of Columbus Surpass $100 Million in Support for Religious Vocations

Pope to seminarians in Toledo: the 3 vicinities, how they genuflect and the fundamental elements of the priesthood

Ireland starts new 2024 – 2025 school year with 21 new seminarians

Hope reborn for Church in Ireland with slight increase in priestly vocations